May 2008
Column
Editorial Director Paul Deffenbaugh calls out the speculators.
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Avid Ratings Co. CEO Paul Cardis offers tips for hiring a survey company that uses noninvasive tactics to generate meaningful homebuyer feedback.
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John Rymer offers a list of 2008 dos and don’ts to get the homebuilding sales follow-up right.
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Feature
These five metro areas show signs of a quicker recovery and good long-term growth.
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Impairments are no good for any builder, public or private.
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In these dark times, the rental market shows that not everyone is down.
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Manufactured housing sees a glimmer of hope despite the site-built downturn.
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The only consensus on what housing's next decade will look like after the boom and bust 2000s is that it will be different from the past
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Homebuilder Chip Vaughan worked closely with planning officials and residents of Rose Valley, Pa., to ensure that his new community, Traymore, reflected the town’s legacy as an Arts and Crafts enclave.
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Wrap it up with these new insulation and housewrap products from Pactiv Greenguard, Fortifiber and more.
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Think outside the box with these new roofing and siding products from Timberline, Follansbee and more.
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Professional Builder unveils 2008’s Giant 400.
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Four homebuilders share their experiences with single-family infill projects.
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News
Matt Belcher, president and founder of Belcher Homes, offers his home page to be critiqued by a panel of marketing experts.
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Buena Vista, Colo. is home to a new 400-home New Urbanist community called South Main.
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A community developer is using a mix of targeted advertising, direct mail, group presentations and guided tours to promote a green live/work project in northern California.
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Through Hope International, U.S. homebuilders build and sell homes with donated or discounted materials and labor, and the proceeds go toward loans that make a huge impact on quality of life.
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Chuck Shinn's tips on how to detect that the turnaround is coming.
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What do 50,000 beer cans and home building have in common? Read on to find out.
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